dropped, power switch jammed in, need to disable.

[silvawispa]

ae button maps power to another button, but because the power switch is locked in the unit wants to deep sleep. sucks
been searching for a way to unbind the power button, but failed.
i'm mediocre at tech stuff at best, looking for a registry tweak or such.
in fact i'm just plain looking for help!

been lurking on the boards for the last couple of years and appreciated all the work you guys have done for my xda's(made them usable for a start!)
taking this opportunity to say thank you.

[jabami]

Why are you going to resolve a hardware problem with a software tweak? If your power-button is broken, replace it! In the wiki section you´ll find a Service Manual on how to disable your device. Shouldn´t be that hard to replace a button. I mean your not going to change the CPU or so.....

regards
jabami

[sloss]

The Power Button consists od the plastic button which is held there by a springy membrane in turn held in 2 slots inside the case.

The button pushes the little switch on the Circuit Board - normally it's not touching it so that's being held in so the switch is always on and the phone won't behave properly.

Try a very thin blade to pop the button back up into place.

Otherwise it's a case off job which is not too difficult although you'll need a No 6 Torx screwdriver and sometype of plastic lever, very thin but strong to prise the case apart.

As stated follow the instructions but beware not all cases are the same so look carefully before you get mad at something......

[silvawispa]

thanks, that's exactly what I needed, especially the warning about the case difference :-)

phone fixed and i'm happy.

note: the xda orbit doesn't have a seperate camera cover, the back is all one piece.

I didn't want to risk taking apart my satnav just before my xmas dash around the country, but then i remembered i could steal my wife's and i'm due an upgrade, so i went for it.

there will be a slightly foxed orbit going on ebay in jan, just after i receive my upgrade. now i have to decide whether i want the tytn ii or the polaris.......
choices, choices........

Thanks again, for the help.

Silver